Tackling Youth Unemployment: The European Green Deal and European Youth Guarantee – Opportunities and Challenges

The European Commission’s initiative to “reinforce the Youth Guarantee aims to support young people gaining work experience and developing skills as well as to boost employability and entrepreneurship for a green economy. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 crisis will worsen employment opportunities, and it is feared that young women and men are hit…

Designing evaluation of your own project – 2nd workshop

On Monday, 27th April 2020, Fundacja Rozwoju Demokracji Lokalnej will conduct 2nd part of an online workshop “Designing evaluation of your own project”. During the workshop the representatives of the organisations participating in the project are going to be trained in developing evaluation schemes adequately to their needs. The meetings will lead to the development of evaluation tools that…

Workshop: Designing Evaluation Of Your Project

Friday, April 3rd 2020, Fundacja Rozwoju Demokracji Lokalnej (Poland) conducted an online workshop “Designing evaluation of your own project”. The workshop was one of diverse activities within YOUTH IMPACT project supported by EEA and Norway grants. The representatives of the organisations taking part in the project were trained in developing evaluation schemes adequately to their…

Report on the Focus group organized in scope of YOUTH IMPACT project in Slovakia

The Focus group event organized in scope of the “Youth Impact” project took place in Ružomberok, Slovakia on January 26 th , 2020. Objectives of the focus group event were the following: 1) to familiarize participants with the “Youth Impact” project, namely its objectives, schedule, and activities; 2) to collect information about needs and expectation of participants, initial…

Warsaw: 2nd YOUTH IMPACT project meeting

February 7, 2020, the second meeting of Polish organizations taking part in the YOUTH IMPACT project took place in the office Foundation in Support of Local Democracy in Warsaw. It was attended by representatives of organizations, which run projects supporting youth employment and entrepreneurship. During the meeting, FRDL representatives dr Monika Bartosiewicz and dr Sławomir Nałęcz presented to the…

Participating in the International Evaluation Conference in Cracow

As a part of activities aimed at gathering information on evaluation standards and practices a representative of the Youth Impact team in Poland – dr Slawomir Nalecz – took part in the 13th International Evaluation Conference in Cracow. The title of the conference “Innovation, social inclusion and territorial cohesion – preparation for the 2021–2027 perspective”…

Focus group 2 – Slovakia

Second Focus group meeting of Slovakian organisations taking part in Youth Impact project will be organised by PEDAL Consulting on Monday 27th January 2020 in Vranov nad Topľou. Local youth organizations focusing their efforts on youth activation, involvement, empowerment, and employment will be joining the meeting. The objectives of the focus groups are to familiarize participants…